diff --git a/lctype.c b/lctype.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1278a349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lctype.c
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+** $Id: $
+** 'ctype' functions for Lua
+** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
+*/
+
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#include "lctype.h"
+
+const char lctypecode[UCHAR_MAX + 1] = {
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x08,  0x08,  0x08,  0x08,  0x08,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x0c,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,
+  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,
+  0x06,  0x06,  0x06,  0x06,  0x06,  0x06,  0x06,  0x06,
+  0x06,  0x06,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,
+  0x04,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,
+  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,
+  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,
+  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,
+  0x04,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,
+  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,
+  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,
+  0x05,  0x05,  0x05,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x04,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,
+  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00,  0x00
+};
diff --git a/lctype.h b/lctype.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21ef8fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lctype.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+** $Id: $
+** 'ctype' functions for Lua
+** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
+*/
+
+#ifndef lctype_h
+#define lctype_h
+
+
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#include "lua.h"
+
+
+#define ALPHABIT	0
+#define DIGITBIT	1
+#define PRINTBIT	2
+#define SPACEBIT	3
+
+
+#define MASK(B)		(1 << (B))
+
+
+#define lisalpha(x)	(lctypecode[x] & MASK(ALPHABIT))
+#define lisalnum(x)	(lctypecode[x] & (MASK(ALPHABIT) | MASK(DIGITBIT)))
+#define lisdigit(x)	(lctypecode[x] & MASK(DIGITBIT))
+#define lisspace(x)	(lctypecode[x] & MASK(SPACEBIT))
+#define lisprint(x)	(lctypecode[x] & MASK(PRINTBIT))
+
+LUAI_DATA const char lctypecode[UCHAR_MAX + 1];
+
+#endif
+